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Old 08-30-2009, 06:24 AM
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After posting the last entry, I thought I would investigate the history of this car. It was indeed George Barris (a famous custom car designer at the time) who was contracted to design and build the car. It was a 1959 GM chassis, but not a Chevy; it was a Cadillac. I also learned that the shape/styling was loosely based on a Lincoln show car called the "Futura". If you take a look at the mid to late '50s Lincolns, you can see the family resemblence in the front facia.

There were 3 prototypes that were built for the TV show, but dozens of replicas have been built over the years - I have seen several myself in the annual Woodward Dream Cruise here in Detroit. This car ALWAYS gets a standing cheer from the croud.

Ken
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